Undergraduate Program Educational Objectives

Program Educational Objectives are defined by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) to be broad statements describing what graduates are expected to attain within a few years of graduation. Rowan BME provides comprehensive preparation for our graduates to succeed in a variety of career paths.

Our Program Educational Objectives are:

1. Develop engineers who possess the unique set of skills and knowledge that constitute the core of biomedical engineering and can successfully apply these in a wide variety of fields.
2. Develop engineers who can function both independently and collaboratively to solve problems for their employer.
3. Develop engineers who engage in professional growth and responsible practice.

Student Learning Outcomes

The Rowan BME curriculum is designed such that following successful completion of the degree requirements.

Rowan BME graduates will achieve the following student learning outcomes:

1. Our graduates demonstrate an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
2. Our graduates demonstrate an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
3. Our graduates demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
4. Our graduates demonstrate an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
5. Our graduates demonstrate an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
6. Our graduates demonstrate an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
7. Our graduates demonstrate an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Curriculum

Our BME curriculum offers a number of core courses that stress technical fundamentals and a number of specialized electives. The standard curriculum model is presented below, and there are many variations depending upon credits earned through AP or IB credits, or those transferred from another institution of higher education.

Curriculum for students entering in 2020

For any current students, please contact your advisor for curriculum information.

Undergraduate student advising is conducted through the Office of the Undergraduate Program Chair.  Please direct curriculum questions to the Undergraduate Program Chair, Dr. Mary Staehle (staehle@rowan.edu).

Degree Program Enrichments

Rowan BME’s new flexible curriculum allows students to enrich their degree with certificate programs (CUGS) and/or additional degree programs (e.g. minors), affording students the freedom to receive advanced training and/or to explore areas of interest across the University.

For a listing of available minors, please click here.

For a listing of available CUGS, please click here.

Core Competency Focus Areas
The discipline of biomedical engineering is very broad, and it is important to achieve both breadth and depth in biomedical engineering education.  Rowan BME developed core competency focus or concentration areas to give our students needed depth in a particular area. The Rowan BME Curriculum includes 5 or 6 upper-level electives within a focused area of study (5 for students entering Fall 2020 and later). Typically, in the third year of the curriculum, students select a Core Competency Focus (CCF) Area and complete their upper-level coursework (CCF Courses) in this area.  Students may also consult with the BME Undergraduate Program Chair to propose and build a customized CCF Area.

Based on the faculty expertise and available courses, the Department offers three CCF Areas:

Organ, Cell, and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Students selecting this CCF area learn the principles of engineering, developing, analyzing, and/or modulating biomaterials, organs, tissues, and/or cells for the regeneration or repair of tissues or organs.

Pharmaceutical Engineering and Therapeutic Delivery
Students selecting this CCF area learn the principles of engineering, development, manufacturing, and regulations relating to therapeutic products, processes, and components for drugs, biologics, biomaterials, and/or biomimetic materials.

Orthopedic Engineering and Biomechanics
Students selecting this CCF area learn the principles of computational mechanics and engineering for designing, analyzing, and/or predicting the mechanical properties of physiological systems or therapeutic devices (e.g., prostheses).